Intel Core i5-9300H vs AMD Ryzen 5 3550H

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-9300H and AMD Ryzen 5 3550H processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Core i5-9300H

AMD Ryzen 5 3550H

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-9300H

CPU is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
Around 11% higher clock speed: 4.10 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2271 vs 2021
Around 31% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1006 vs 770
Around 24% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3509 vs 2828
Around 39% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 2562 vs 1841

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	23 April 2019 vs 6 January 2019
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
L3 cache	8 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2271 vs 2021
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1006 vs 770
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3509 vs 2828
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	2562 vs 1841

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3550H

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 100 °C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 14 nm
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 45 Watt
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7756 vs 7501

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 100 °C
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	384 KB vs 256 KB
L2 cache	2 MB vs 1 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	7756 vs 7501

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-9300H
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 3550H

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2271

2021

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7501

7756

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1006

770

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3509

2828

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

2562

1841

Name	Intel Core i5-9300H	AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
PassMark - Single thread mark	2271	2021
PassMark - CPU mark	7501	7756
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1006	770
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3509	2828
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	2562	1841

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-9300H	AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Zen+
Launch date	23 April 2019	6 January 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$250
Place in performance rating	1564	1810
Processor Number	i5-9300H
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile	Laptop
Family		AMD Ryzen Processors
OPN Tray		YM3500C4T4MFG
Series		AMD Ryzen 5 Mobile Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.1 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI
L1 cache	256 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	8 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	12 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	105°C
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	8	8
Compute Cores		12
Number of GPU cores		8
Transistor count		4500 Million
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	41.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666, LPDDR3-2133
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Graphics
Device ID	0x3E9B
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	64 GB
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 630	Radeon Vega 8 Graphics
Graphics max frequency		1200 MHz
iGPU core count		8
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@30Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.5
Compatibility
Configurable TDP-down	35 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	FCBGA1440	FP5
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	35 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
AMD SenseMI
FreeSync
The "Zen" Core Architecture
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)